Obituaries

Robert C. Zisk, Sr., of Somerset passed away on March 12. He was 67. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of Franklin Township. Bob worked as an Operations Manager for Brenntag Northeast in New Brunswick and Branchburg before his retirement. He was also a longtime volunteer for the Franklin Township Little League. Bob was a fan of …

George H. Maurer, of Somerset passed away on February 23 at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 86. Born in New Brunswick, he was a lifelong resident of the New Brunswick/Franklin Township area. George was the Manager and Projectionist for the Princeton Garden Theater and Playhouse Theatre during the 70s and 80s, as well as the Eric …

Jane was a devoted wife to Frank Angelo Resta (deceased 1991), a loving mother to four children: June (Dennis), Frank (Celeste), Debra, and Ed (Lisa). An admiring grandmother to Andrea (Rob), Justin (Bena), Carlie, Carina, Ryan, Corey (Anna) and Sara. Jane was a mental health warrior. She loved family, friends, dance, and fashion, and she cared, loved and appreciated all …

Mr. Daniel Marx passed away on February 23, 2023 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 78 years old.  Dan was born and raised in Irvington NJ, where he met his future wife, Esta Roth. He graduated from Irvington High School and furthered his education at Rutgers University, earning an MBA in Accounting. He was employed …

Elaine Green, formerly of Franklin but most recently of Hillsborough, passed away on February 22 at home. She was 86. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she lived in Somerset, East Brunswick and Aventura, Florida for 20 years before moving to Hillsborough five years ago. She worked as the Director of Financial Aid at Rutgers University in New Brunswick …

James Gagliastro, of Somerset, passed away on February 12 at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 76. Born and raised in Hoboken, he also lived in Jersey City before moving to Somerset in 1991. Jim worked as a Risk Management Analyst for JP Morgan in New York City, then later as a Realtor for Prudential …

Frances Preisler Legenhausen of Somerset passed away on January 31 at the Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing Home in Somerset. She was 85. Born in Finderne, she lived in Middlebush, South Bound Brook, Middlesex, Bound Brook, and Hampton Bays, New York, before moving to Somerset in 2018. Throughout the years she worked in multiple occupations, including legal secretary, English teacher, and …

Mrs. Judith Hageman Fibbe passed away on January 26 at North Naples Hospital in Naples, Florida. She was 82 years old. Mrs. Fibbe was born in New Brunswick and raised in Middlebush. After graduating Highland Park High School, Judith attended Marietta College in Ohio where she met and soon married her husband Charles F. Fibbe. After graduating, the young couple …

Margareta Hajdu-Nemeth (Apfel) of Somerset was born on March 5, 1933, and passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family on January 29, 2023.Margareta was born in Zaton, Yugoslovia, to the late Janos and Anna Apfel. She lived in Hillsborough before residing in Somerset. She retired from Permacel in North Brunswick and spent her retired years doing what …

Daequan Jones of Somerset passed away suddenly on January 11. He was 27.Born in New Brunswick on January 4, 1996 to Cynthia Johnson and the late Willie Jones, he was raised in New Brunswick before moving to Somerset. He graduated from Franklin High School on June 27, 2014 and worked at Rutgers University, for a transportation company and various factories …